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Sangster International Airport

In Jamaica, dca is the majority shareholder of MBJ Airports Ltd., a consortium made up of dca, with 74.5%, and YVRAS, with 25.5%. MBJ has the concession to expand and operate Sangster International Airport for 30 years. The airport is located in one of the main tourist zones in Jamaica, and in 2009 it saw traffic of 3.2 million passengers annually. Sangster International stands out because of its high growth potential, due to its privileged location in one of the tourist zones showing highest growth in the Caribbean.

Sangster International is the leading tourist airport in Jamaica, since it receives over 98% of tourists arriving on the island. The volume of passengers at Sangster International, which exceed 3.4 million in 2008, has seen gradual, continued growth in recent years. Among other factors, it has benefited from the fact of being located in the Negril to Ocho Rios corridor which has the largest accommodation capacity on the island. Montego Bay and its surrounding area have the highest number of hotel projects in Jamaica.

Contact

MBJ Airports Limited
Sangster International Airport
Montego Bay, St. James
Jamaica, West Indies

Telephone: (876) 952-3124
Fax: (876) 940-6591
Web: www.mbjairport.com

Sangster International Airport

Sangster International Airport is currently served by 54 airlines (including 32 charter carriers) providing service to 69 international cities in 3 continents. Air Canada, Continental Airlines, Delta, First Choice, TUI, Monarch, Thomson Fly and Virgin Atlantic are some of the airlines operating at the airport. More than 300 passenger flights depart the airport weekly. The majority of international destinations are located in North America (USA and Canada), although there are also routes to Europe, Mexico, Colombia and other Caribbean countries.

However, the airport also offers domestic flights (operated by Air Jamaica, International Airlink and Timair), and facilities for private aviation and cargo carriers such as Federal Express, Lynden Air Cargo or IBC-UPS.

Sangster International has been recently remodelled with the construction of a 16,500 squared meter new terminal building and a new Ground Transportation Arrivals Hall, as well with the modernization of the commercial space.

The Sangster International Airport has one Runway (07/25) with an overall length of 2653 meters and a width of 46 meters. The runway surface type is asphalt concrete and is capable of accommodating B747 and smaller aircraft. An instrument landing system (ILS) is fitted on the primary runway, which also has a lighting system to accommodate night operations.

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